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Pegasus: Supreme Court Hearing On Plea Seeking SIT Probe-Live Updates
Supreme Court to continue its hearing today of a batch of petitions seeking SIT/judicial probe into the reports of snooping using Pegasus spyware.The Supreme Court on August 10 granted time to Solicitor General Tushar Mehta to seek instructions from the Government on the petitions seeking probe into the Pegasus snooping controversy, on a request made by...
Breaking: Will Constitute Committee of Experts To Examine Pegasus Allegations & Dispel Wrong Narrative: Centre Tells Supreme Court
The Central Government has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court stating that it has resolved to constitute a Committee of Experts which will examine all the issues pertaining to the alleged Pegasus snooping scandal. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, while denying all the allegations of mobile interception through Pegasus, submitted: "with a view to dispel...
Supreme Court Asks Why Centre Introduced Tribunals Reforms Bill With Provisions Struck Down By Court
The Supreme Court on Monday made critical remarks against the Tribunals Reforms Bill 2021 passed by the Parliament last week re-enacting the very same provisions struck down by the Court in Madras Bar Association case.A bench led by the Chief Justice of India asked the Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta why the bill was introduced with the provisions invalidated by the Court. The bench...
Does A High Court's Order Staying A Central Law Or Rule Apply Throughout The Country?
Will an order passed by a High Court staying the operation of a central legislation or rule operate across the country? Or is the operation of such an order confined only to the territorial jurisdiction of that High Court?Many readers asked this doubt in the wake of the Bombay High Court staying the operation of the enforcement of the Digital Media Code of Ethics under the IT...
Justice S. Muralidhar Seen As The Steve Jobs Of Indian Judiciary By Judges Across The Country: Justice V. Ramasubramanian
Underscoring Justice S. Muralidhar's (Chief Justice of Orissa High Court and former Judge of Delhi High Court) contributions towards initiating the process of e-filing in his courtroom, Supreme Court judge, Justice V. Ramasubramanian recently said that Judges across the country used to see Justice Muralidhar as Steve Jobs of the Indian Judiciary, for his contributions...
Supreme Court Weekly Round Up, August 9 To August 15, 2021
JUDGMENTS THIS WEEK1. Improper To Quash FIR U/s 482 CrPC When There Are Serious Triable Allegations In Complaint, Reiterates Supreme CourtCase: Kaptan Singh vs State of Uttar Pradesh; CrA 787 OF 2021Citation: LL 2021 SC 379The Supreme Court observed that it is improper to quash criminal proceedings under Section 482 of Criminal Procedure Code when there are serious triable allegations in...
SC Stays Coercive Steps By NGT Against Municipal Commissioner Of Greater Mumbai Over Discharge Of Untreated Waste Into Water Bodies
The court considered the recourse to 'coercive steps' against the Commissioner not appropriate, particularly when the official is engaged in efforts to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic in the city.
Whether A Deed Is Of Absolute Transfer Or Mortgage By Conditional Sale? Intention Of Parties Determines : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has observed that the intention of parties has to be looked into to consider whether a document is of absolute sale or mortgage by conditional sale.Section 58 of the Transfer of Property Act defines the Mortgage by conditional sale as follows: "Where the mortgagor ostensibly sells the mortgaged property on condition that on default of payment of the mortgage-money on a...
Supreme Court Expresses Hope That Centre Will Take Suitable Measures As Regards Use Of PVC And Chlorinated Plastics For Election Banners/Hoardings
The appellant wanted MoEF & CC to issue directions under Section 5 of the Environment Protection Act, 1986 to ban the use of PVC and chlorinated plastics for advertisements during elections.
Justice HR Khanna Is An Ocean Of Modern Thoughts Of Judicial Ethos: Justice UU Lalit
Supreme Court Judge, Justice UU Lalit recently remembered and commended the contributions of Justice HR Khanna to constitutional law as he noted that it was Justice Khanna, who had laid the foundation of the theory of Basic Structure. "One cannot fathom everything about Justice Khanna as he is an ocean of modern thoughts of judicial ethos," said Justice Lalit as he called Justice Khanna...
Leading Cases For Supreme Court AOR Exams 2021 [Part 1 - Tribunals]
The Supreme Court announced that the Advocates On Record [AOR] Examination of this year will be conducted in December 2021. One paper of this examination is about 'leading cases' and the Court has itself issued a list of such cases. This article series intends to serve as a quick guide for wannabe AORs to crack the examination. It is noticed that the list provided by the Supreme Court...
'Sorry State Of Affairs' : CJI Ramana Says Laws Lack Clarity These Days Due To Lack Of Parliamentary Debates
The Chief Justice of India NV Ramana today expressed his unhappiness over the lack of debates in Parliament while laws are being enacted these days.The CJI said that earlier there used to be "wise and constructive" debates in the Parliament, which helped the Courts to understand the object and intent of the laws. He cited the example of the Parliamentary debate during the enactment of...